In the fourth and final volume of Nik Cornish's photographic history of the Second Worldi?1/2War on the Eastern Front the defeat of the German army, the destruction and occupationi?1/2of the cities in eastern Germany and the humiliation of the German people are shown ini?1/2over 150 mostly unpublished wartime photographs. The extent of the fighting, from thei?1/2Baltic in the north to the Balkans in the south, is recorded in a selection of graphic images,i?1/2as is the tenacity and desperation of the German resistance and the unstoppable force ofi?1/2the Red Army as offensive after offensive crushed the Third Reich. While most of thei?1/2photographs show the Red Army, its troops, equipment and the conditions in which iti?1/2fought, the shattered cities of Germany and eastern Europe and the suffering andi?1/2destitution of the civilians are recorded in graphic detail.

About the Author
Nik Cornish is a former head teacher whose passionate interest in the world wars on the Eastern Front and in Russias military history in particular has led to a series of important books on the subject including Images of Kursk, Stalingrad: Victory on the Volga, Berlin: Victory in Europe, Partisan Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1944, The Russian Revolution: World War to Civil War 1917-1921, Hitler versus Stalin: The Eastern Front 1941-1942 Barbarossa to Moscow, Hitler versus Stalin: The Eastern Front 1942-1943 Stalingrad to Kharkov and Hitler versus Stalin: The Eastern Front 1943-1944 Kursk to Bagration.


Book Information
ISBN 9781473862593
Author Nik Cornish
Format Paperback
Page Count 148
Imprint Pen & Sword Military
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd